About
The Ural Federal University named after B. N. Yeltsin, the first president of Russia is an educational institution in the Ural region of Russia. The Ural Federal University was formed by a merger of the Ural State Technical University and Ural State University. It is one of 10 Russian Federal Universities. The university cooperates with the Russian Academy of Sciences and serves as a research and innovation center for the Ural region. UrFU offers educational programs in four areas of knowledge and 108 academic majors. UrFU also has the right to independently award academic degrees.
Ranked Top 519 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 55 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
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Key Facts
Historical Trend
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Subject Rankings
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28 subjectsARWU
7 subjects|
Subject
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Rank
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Score
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Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Metallurgical Engineering | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Mathematics | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Business Administration | 301-400 | - | 2024 |
| Chemical Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2023 |
| Economics | 401-500 | - | 2024 |
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10 subjects|
Subject
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Rank
|
Score
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Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Economics | 101–125 | 52.2 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 251–300 | 35.4 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 301–400 | 43.0 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 501–600 | 28.2 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 601–800 | 30.0 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 601–800 | 26.6 | 2026 |
| Education | 601–800 | 20.1 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 801–1000 | 27.1 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | 801–1000 | 22.9 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 801–1000 | 23.4 | 2026 |
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10 subjects|
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Rank
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Score
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Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Science | =153 | 47.4 | 2026 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | =168 | 47.4 | 2026 |
| Mathematics | =184 | 47.4 | 2026 |
| Optics | 201 | 47.4 | 2026 |
| Energy and Fuels | =291 | 47.4 | 2026 |
| Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | 313 | 47.4 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =318 | 47.4 | 2026 |
| Physics | 327 | 47.4 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =365 | 47.4 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | =539 | 47.4 | 2026 |